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Industrial Automation: Software-Defined Automation (SDA) Market Data Overview: 3Q 2026

Price: Starting at USD 1,950
Publish Date: 28 Jul 2026
Code: PT-4043
Research Type: Presentation
Pages: 23
Actionable Benefits

Actionable Benefits

  • See opportunities for soft/virtual controller market growth.
  • Support the preparation of effective roadmaps for introducing new soft/virtual controller products or differentiators
  • Identify vendor market share of different soft/virtual controller products based on revenue.
Research Highlights

Research Highlights

  • A detailed assessment of soft/virtual controller revenue, new installations, and installed base through 2036.
  • An assessment of market shares for soft/virtual controllers for 11 vendors.
  • Tables describing key vendor offering capabilities, industries served, and regions served.
Critical Questions Answered

Critical Questions Answered

  • What is the outlook for market growth of soft/virtual controllers by 2036?
  • What vertical markets have the highest value to soft/virtual controller vendors?
  • Which vendors are the most prominent in the soft/virtual controller markets?
Who Should Read This?

Who Should Read This?

  • Leaders within soft/virtual controller providers looking to quantify market adoption.
  • System Integrators (SIs) looking to understand the potential adoption and market size of soft/virtual controllers.
  • Soft/virtual controller providers looking to assess competitor market share and to support the identification of market share growth opportunities.

Table of Contents

This product is meant to be read in conjunction with Industrial Automation: Software-Defined Automation (SDA) (MD-SDA-102)

Key Findings

What’s New

Significant Forecasts:

Soft/Virtual Controller Revenue and New Deployments, World Markets: 2025 to 2035
Control and Industrial Hardware New Installations
SDA Vendor Market Shares
Soft/Virtual Controller Vendor Market Share: 2026
SDA Vendor Solution Capabilities: 2026
Soft/Virtual Controller Revenue by Industry, World Markets: 2025
Soft/Virtual Controller Market Share by Region, World Markets: 2025

Methodology